Slang words: J
342 slang and Internet words starting with J, each with its slang meaning. Trending slang
- juke jointAn informal drinking establishment featuring blues music and dancing; primarily operated by African Americans...
- jukieA jukebox (machine for playing music).
- jumble upTo have sex with (someone).
- jumpAny abrupt increase; a sudden rise; a hike.
- jump and dumpSynonym of smash and dash.
- jump inTo initiate into an organization, usually a gang, with violence.
- jump offTo happen; to occur.
- jump one's bailTo abscond while at liberty under bail bonds.
- jump outTo expel (a member) from a criminal gang by beating them up.
- jump someone's bonesTo have sex with someone; to initiate the physical move.
- jump streetThe starting point; the very beginning.
- jump the dockTo escape from custody during a court sitting.
- jump the rattlerTo travel on a train without paying the fare.
- jump uponSynonym of jump on (all senses).
- jumpoffA sexual partner who is more than a one-night stand but with whom one does not intend to form a long-term...
- jumpoutA plainclothes narcotics officer.
- jumpstationA web site that acts as a portal, offering links to many other sites on a particular topic.
- jumpupA van-dragger; a thief who takes part in van-dragging.
- juneTo rush.
- jungleDense rough.
- jungle juiceAn improvised mix of liquor, often with fruit juices, usually served for group consumption.
- jungle rotTropical ulcer.
- Junior CertClipped compound of Junior Certificate.
- juniper juiceGin.
- junjoSomething with a bad odor.
- junkAny narcotic drug, especially heroin.
- junk gunSynonym of Saturday-night special.
- junk in the trunkCorpulence of the buttocks.
- junk sickExperiencing the nausea sometimes suffered by the user of a narcotic the following day, or after the effects...
- junk sicknessNausea or other flulike symptoms experienced by the user of a narcotic the following day or after the effects...
- junkballingThat relies heavily on junkballs.
- junkheadA junkie, drug addict.
- junkyismAddiction, like that of a junkie.
- juntThing, item.
- jupeA block placed on a server, nickname or channel.
- juryThe audience attending the first night of a performance, whose reaction may determine whether it succeeds or...
- jury-rigTo rig a jury; to engage in jury tampering, to improperly influence jurors, or the selection of jurors, such...
- justExpressing dismay or discontent.
- juveA child actor.
- juvenoiaThe fear or hostility directed by an older generation toward a younger one, or toward youth culture in...
- juwaubA formal refusal.
- juxA robbery or mugging.
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